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Business big shot: Chris Merry

Billy Kenber

February 16 2012, 12:00am, The Times

Mr Merry was chief executive of Matrix Group, a financial services business, between 2007 and June last year

Age 50 Position Chief executive, RSM Tenon

After a tumultuous few weeks for RSM Tenon, where Britain’s only publicly listed accountancy shed two of its top directors and warned of a 10 per cent fall in revenues for the last six months of 2011, the company has announced a new chief executive.

Chris Merry, who started work yesterday, acknowledges that it is a difficult time to be joining a business that is also facing accusations from a former manager that he was dismissed for blowing the whistle on breaches of accountancy rules. RSM denies the allegations.

“It’s a challenging time,” Mr Merry said. “But challenging times can also be exciting times, providing there’s a good business underneath.”